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'With any opportunity I get, I like to take the challenge. With this, it's also the educational aspect; learning a different dialect of the Aboriginal language that comes from NSW is a beautiful thing,' she said.

Taking to Instagram after her performance, Jessica shared a series of photos accompanied with the caption: 'Happy Australia Day'.

Face of a nation! Clad in an off-the-shoulder dress in cherry red, the 26-year-old hailed in the national holiday with her belting vocals on Sydney Harbour Bridge

The former Australian Idol contestant's legions of fans were quick to gush about her performance, with one writing: 'Happy Australia day Jess. So nice to see how much you stand, support & give to your community as well as your country'.

'You gave me goosebumps!' wrote another.

Jessica, who is half Indigenous Australian and half Indonesian, performed only the English version of the anthem on Australia Day last year.

Representing the nation: The Australian and Aboriginal flags were also flown proudly from the Harbour Bridge

She was criticised at the time for failing to use her public position to highlight the plight of Indigenous people.

While she stayed silent on her stance on the controversial day last year, she did open up about the issue in 2014 while speaking to News Corp about what Australia Day meant to her.

'Knowing that we can move forward and we can teach the next generation, that is the most important thing,' she said.

Golden girl: The former Australian Idol contestant's legions of fans were quick to gush about her performance on Instagram, with one writing on her page: 'Happy Australia day Jess'

'I couldn't be more proud to be Australian and come from this beautiful country'.

While she made sure to draw a line between her Indigenous and Australian identities, she assured fans that, 'I never put one side before the other.'

Jessica made headlines last year when she failed to perform the national anthem at the highly-publicised Melbourne Cup show amid a back-stage clash with her styling team.

'I couldn't be more proud to be Australian': While she stayed silent on her stance on the controversial day last year, she did open up about the issue in 2014 while speaking to News Corp about what Australia Day meant to her